Interview with iRobot CEO Colin Angle

BusinessWeek online has posted an intereview
with iRobot CEO Colin Angle. Lots of talk
about the Roomba and why it
succeeded where so many other robot vaccuum cleaners have (and are)
failing. The reason? Price. The Roomba sells for $200 while most
competing robot vacuums are $1500+. Angle talks about the problems of
convincing robot designers to consider component costs and manufacturing
costs when designing a robot. There's also some discussion about the US
falling behind in robots for elder-care and Angle offers some hints
about household robots iRobot is working on that could "make
housework a choice".